WoF Retro Recap: December 12, 2002 (2024)

EPISODE #3779: FIESTA!

$1K Tossup: SHOW BIZ

_ _ M _ D Y
C _ _ B

Whether Bea had been to a COMEDY CLUB or not, she solved for the right to be interviewed first…

Bea Walker: retired bookkeeper who has 4 kids & 8 grandkids who loves gambling (she used to go to Atlantic City…a lot) from Lutz, FL by way of New York

Josh Acuna: waiter in a Woodland Hills restaurant and acting hopeful from LA (orig. from Austin, TX)

Rene Robinson: cook at the best known lunch spot in Bakersfield, CA married to Percy w/ a daughter named Erin (they’re both in the audience)

$2K Tossup: THING

A / _ A T _ H
P H R _ S E

Shouldn’t this be one word? Anyway, Josh the acting hopeful knew about A CATCH PHRASE and won the right to spin first.

Gift Tag: Sony Style

Round 1: EVENT

But he’s off to a slow start w/ T for trouble. Second, Rene called up two $300 N’s and a $550 R, but then bought a dud vowel of O. Third, Bea got the Free SPIN and Sony Style gift tag w/ G and S, respectively, but she had to give up the FS, because she repeated the G. Next up were a $350 W, two E’s, but then the $10K’s right side to clean her out of $1,100 cash & SONY gifts. After Josh missed w/ D, Rene lit up the frontloading B for $300, but LaTed out. After Bea’s $300 K to leave only vowels remaining…

B R E _ K _ N G
N E W S

…she knew that programs like this one may get pre-empted by BREAKING NEWS for a $200 bonus.

DUDS: T (Josh), O (Rene), D (Josh)
SOLE LaT: Rene
SOLE BANKRUPT: Bea
SOLE DQ: Bea’s G repeat

FEATURED MEXICO TRIP: Paradise Village Beach Resort & Spa in Nuevo Vallarta worth $4,675

Jackpot Round: SAME NAME

A $3,500 T sent Rene on her way, followed by an E, but then BANKRUPT near Jackpot to hand over $3,250. Bea called a $900 N, an R for the Mexico trip, but then got her second DQ by repeating the E. Josh didn’t do any better w/ C for crud, so Rene’s back in control w/ three $300 L’s (almost got TD), two A’s, but then a CRITICAL DUD of D while on Jackpot. After Bea bought triple I’s, she said a $300 M and the last consonant of two $300 P’s…

A I R L I N E / &
P A L M
P I L _ T

…she won $1,300 and would have an AIRLINE & PALM PILOT for her trip to Mexico.

DUDS: C (Josh), D (Rene)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Rene
SOLE DQ: Bea’s E repeat
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,100

Bea: $7,475 cash & MEX/Josh: $2K/Rene: NOTHING

Mystery Round: CLUE

Car: 2003 Hyundai Accent GL sedan worth $11,934

Bea’s off and running w/ two T’s and four N’s all at $800 apiece (red and orange, respectively), vowel purchases of three A’s, five O’s, and two E’s, five R’s for another two grand, and the final vowel of I (which goes unannounced).But after a $600 F pair, the other normal BANKRUPT stole $6,400. Moving on to Josh who lit up three S’s for $1,200 and two P’s on the MW (next to $900). He took a chance…and lost. Rene then said a $300 H and a $700 D…

S P A N I S H / _ O R D
F O R / A F T E R N O O N
R E S T / O R / N A P

…and solved “SPANISH WORD FOR AFTERNOON REST OR NAP”. She also got the bonus answer of Siesta for $4K that round.

BANKRUPTS: 2 (Bea and Josh)

Bea: $7,475 cash & MEX/Josh: $2K/Rene: $4K

$3K Toss-Up: FICTIONAL CHARACTER

W _ _ D Y
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R

WOODY WOODPECKER trimmed Rene’s deficit to $475.

Speed-Up: PHRASE

We just missed the biggie, because the consonants were worth $1,600 apiece.

Rene: S (DUD)
Bea: N (DUD)
Josh: F (DUD)
Rene: D (DUD)
Bea: L
Josh: V

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L _ _ V _ / _ _